BPC Season 12 - Week 22
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Week 22 winner is... Padma! And she did it using her classic heads up kung fu too. As soon as its down to two people, she fires away with reckless abandon. She didn't have to wait long this time, the very first heads up hand she got A-6 and shoved. I look down at pkt 4's... good enough, let's do this. Basically a coin flip (actually I'm ahead by a fraction 55% to 45%) and it was looking good all the way... up... to... the... river. Dagnabit, river 6 and I'm out in 2nd. The points are good enough to move us up into 2nd and 3rd place overall, respectively. Holla!
Jeremiah sashays his way to 3rd place, which is good enough to move him back into the Top 9, booting Judy out of the party in the process. He's in 9th and at 62 points right now, which projects to 70.5 for the season to make it in. (I think in the end it will be higher though.)
Bagu got 4th place, his 4th pointing in the last 6 showings since his return. He's got a 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th, and just needs a 2nd to hit for the cycle. He continues his steady climb up the ladder, moving from 19th to 15th, 20 points out. (If he would have bought his points, he would only be 12 points out.)
Steven got 5th and is now tied with Nicole in 11th, just 4 points out of the Top 9. Arjan was the Bubble Boy, his first of the season.
Just 3 weeks left in the season!!! But that's 45 first place points available, meaning EVERYONE can still make it in.
Final table weekend is Saturday 5/21.
Top 9 Changes:
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- No changes in Top 1.
- In: Jeremiah
- Out: Judy
Player Week 22
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Padma 15
Scott 12
Jeremiah 9
Bagu 6
Steven 3
Arjan Bubble
Player Total
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Mike 100
Scott 91
Padma 89
Jagu 86
Chess 79
Charlie 70
Julius 69
Kurt 63
Jeremiah 62
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Judy 59
Steven 58
Nicole 58
KarJacked 56
Arjan 55
Bagu 42
Papa Kumo 41
Jeena 39
Remo 38
J Potts 37
Anthony 34
Omar 26
Eric 26
David 25
J Hall 19
Guest 1 10
Sungina 10
2nd place, Kumo...
3rd place, Jeremiah...
4th place, Bagaloo..
5th place, Steven... (or possibly Robert Horry with a glass eye)...
Bubble boy Arjan...
Final Table...
Final Hand... with a clear view of the river 6...
BPC Season 12 - Week 21
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The 5th and final Mini-Season starts off just like the last one ended (for me at least,) with my pocket Aces getting cracked. This time is was Arjan Uncle doing the honors, landing a two-outer Queen on the river to send me to the rail. Rude. So very rude.
But this isn't about me, its about this week's big winner... Kurticus!!! Its his second win in 3 weeks, and its enough to push him into the Top 9 for the first time since WEEK 4! Just 3 weeks ago he was in 18th place and 22 points out of contention. Well done. Unfortunately he had to knock Nicole out of the Top 9 to get there, on her birthday of all times too, so he's going to have some 'splaining to do.
Remo bags 2nd place and helps his cause considerably, but with only 4 weeks left in the season really needs to turn on the afterburners to make a run.
Karrie take 3rd and 9 points, moving Team KarJacked up and just 3 points out.
Ace-cracker Arjan takes my chips to 4th place and is 4 points out now.
Jeena got 5th, and Mike just misses an opportunity to extend his overall lead and instead is this week's Bubble Boy for a league leading 3rd time.
Just 4 weeks left in the seasons!!!
Week 25 is Thursday 5/5. (Yes, its on Cinco de drunko, so start chilling the Patron now.)
Final Table day 1 is Saturday 5/21. That's the 3rd weekend after the last game, a full 16 days later but its what we're left with. The first weekend is Mother's Day, and the second weekend Chester is out of town.
Top 9 Changes:
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- No changes in top 7
- In: Kurt
- Out: Nicole
Player Week 21
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Kurt 15
Remo 12
KarJacked 9
Arjan 6
Jeena 3
Mike Bubble
Player Total
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Mike 99
Jagu 85
Scott 79
Chess 78
Padma 74
Charlie 70
Julius 68
Kurt 62
Judy 58
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Nicole 57
Steven 55
KarJacked 55
Arjan 54
Jeremiah 53
Papa Kumo 40
Jeena 38
Remo 37
J Potts 36
Bagu 36
Anthony 34
Omar 26
Eric 25
David 24
J Hall 19
Guest 1 10
Sungina 10
2nd place, Remo...
3rd place, KarrieJacked...
4th place, Arjan Uncle Ace Kracker...
5th place, shy Jeena...
Bubble Boy Mike and Bday Girl Nicole...
Final table...
This week's video, Ant help Kurticus' short stack comeback...
BPC Season 12 - Week 20
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Ant has only played in about half of the games this season, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten how to play. He was last night's big winner, and the 15 points nearly double his season total. He's at 33 points now and climbing up the leaderboard, passing by Omar, Remo, David, The Milkman and Hee Hall, landing in 19th and 23 points out of the Top 9. With 5 weeks left, there's still time to find a way in. Heck that's only a 1st and a 3rd, or two 2nd places. (But then who would deal the Final Table?)
Chester has awoken and is on da roll. He nabs his third pointing in a row and back to back 2nd place, and passes by Charlie to move into 4th place just a point behind me. (Backoff!) I can now declare it... he becomes the 4th player to lock up a Final Table seat. Its also enough to give him a share of the bonus chips for Mini-Season 4. Bagu didn't play last night, but for the first time in BPC history he is going to buy his point, which means he and Chess will tie for the Mini-Season and split the bonus chips.
Padma took 3rd place, her 4th of the season and 7th pointing in total. She also moves past Charlie and is in 5th place, and probably locks up her first ever Final Table seat. But she's at 73 points, so her minimum is 78 and I can see a scenario where that may not be enough though, so I'm not ready to call it a lock just yet.
Charlie pointed last night too, with a 5th place finish, but because 4 of the 5 pointers were already in the Top 9, he drops down from 4th to 6th.
Newlius got 4th place, and although he doesn't pass Charlie or anyone else, he does come closer to securing his first ever spot at the Final Table. At 67 points and 5 weeks left, he's guaranteed at least 72 points. Another pointing would help his cause tremendously, or he needs to root for the people ahead of him or way at the bottom to soak up the remaining points. Not ready to call him a lock just yet.
9th place (Nicole, who was this week's Bubble Girl) is at 56 points right now, which projects to 70 points exactly. But the 5 people directly behind are less than a single 1st place finish behind so the final seats are far from set.
The final Mini-Season starts next week! 5 weeks left in the season, we're in the home stretch and as usual its shaping up to be an exciting finish!!!
Player Week 20
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Anthony 15
Chess 12
Padma 9
Julius 6
Charlie 3
Nicole Bubble
Player Total
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Mike 98
Jagu 84
Scott 78
Chess 77
Padma 73
Charlie 69
Julius 67
Judy 57
Nicole 56
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Steven 54
Jeremiah 52
Arjan 48
Kurt 47
KarJacked 46
Papa Kumo 39
J Potts 35
Bagu 35
Jeena 35
Anthony 33
Omar 26
Remo 25
David 24
Eric 24
J Hall 19
Guest 1 10
Sungina 9
Player Mini-Season 4
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Chess 29 <-- Tie!
Bagu 29 <-- Tie!
Mike 26
Anthony 26
Padma 21
Scott 19
Kurt 19
Papa Kumo 18
Steven 17
2nd place, Chess...
4th place, Newlius...
5th place, Charlie...
Bubble girl, Nicole...
Very clever cupcakes...
BPC Season 12 - Week 19
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Kurticus takes firsticus! Its been a relatively quite season so far for Kurt, with a 2nd and a 5th place finish as his only pointings of the season, he has at times languished pretty far down the pack going into Week 19. But the 15 points are a shot in the arm for him, and jump him from 18th and 23 points out to 13th and just 9 points out of the Top 9. He passes by KarJacked, Papa Kumo, Potts, Bagu and Jeena. Kurticus is in the hunt.
Chess broke a 7 week cold streak last week with a 5th place finish, just enough to keep him in the Top 9 tied with Steve. He continues in the right direction this week with a 2nd place finish and is in 5th place overall, passing by Padma, Julius, Judy and Nicole, and kicking Steven out of the Top 9 on his birthday week of all times. Rude. Chess is now at 65 points now, and on the verge of claiming a Final Table seat. With 6 weeks left his minimum total is 71. That hasn't been enough to make it into the big show recently though, the last two seasons the bubble has been 72 and 73, and right now its tracking at 72.4, so he probably needs at least one more pointing to confirm a spot. Charlie, at 66 points currently, is in a similar boat.
After 5 weeks of silence Padma is back in the points with a 3rd place finish, and Papa-san sneaks in for 4th. Eric was the Scrappy 5th and Bagu was the Bubble Boy, cooling off his 3-pointing-in-a-row comeback he was riding. He is still in the lead for Mini-Season 4 though, with just one week left there's still 8 other people that can catch him.
Only 6 weeks left in the season!
Top 9 Changes:
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- No change in top 4.
In: None
Out: Steven
Player Week 19
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Kurt 15
Chess 12
Padma 9
Papa Kumo 6
Eric 3
Bagu Bubble
Player Total
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Mike 97
Jagu 83
Scott 77
Charlie 66
Chess 65
Padma 64
Julius 61
Judy 56
Nicole 55
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Steven 54
Jeremiah 51
Arjan 47
Kurt 46
KarJacked 45
Papa Kumo 38
J Potts 35
Bagu 35
Jeena 34
Omar 26
Remo 24
David 24
Eric 23
J Hall 19
Anthony 18
Guest 1 9
Kelly 8
Sungina 8
Player Mini-Season 4
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Bagu 28
Mike 25
Scott 18
Kurt 18
Chess 17
Steven 17
Papa Kumo 17
Judy 15
Nicole 15
-- Everyone else is out of contention --
2nd place, Chess...
3rd place, Padma...
4th place, Papa Kumo...
5th place, The Milkman...
Final table...
My chip stack for most of the night...
BPC Season 12 - Week 18
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Steven was last night's big winner, and the 15 points catapult him from 13th into the Top 9 for the first time this season, passing by Jeremiah, Arjan and KarJacked. Just barely in the Top 9 though, as he is tied with Chester for 9th place. However, had he bought the points for the 5 weeks he missed, he would be 6th place all by himself, and Chess would be on the outside looking in.
In the mean time, this season's eventual point champion Mike still has the pedal to the floor and comes in with a 2nd place finish yet again. Its his 4th pointing in a row, good for 36 points. He's at 96 points and is the first one to lock in a triple digit score this season.
Also riding a rush is Bagu, who has his 3rd pointing in a row with a 3rd place last night. He moves up yet again, from 19th to tied with Potts at 14th, and is in the lead for Mini-Season 4. Just 3 weeks ago he was in 24th with 7 points.
Newlius kept the focus again last night and it was good enough to get him into the 4th place spot. No movement up the leaderboard for him, but he does put some space in between himself and Judy. Chess sneaks in with the Scrappy 5th, just enough to keep him in the Top 9. Alan, who took half my chips with a nasty 3 outer river suck out, allowed me to build them back up, then took them all with an even nastier runner-runner, lands as this week's Bubble Boy.
Only 7 weeks left in the season!!!
Top 9 Changes:
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- No change in Top 8.
- In: Steven
- Out: Noone
Player Week 18
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Steven 15
Mike 12
Bagu 9
Julius 6
Chess 3
Alan Bubble
Player Total
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Mike 96
Jagu 82
Scott 76
Charlie 65
Julius 60
Judy 55
Padma 55
Nicole 54
Chess 53
Steven 53
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Jeremiah 50
Arjan 46
KarJacked 44
J Potts 34
Bagu 34
Jeena 33
Papa Kumo 32
Kurt 31
Omar 26
Remo 23
David 23
Eric 20
J Hall 19
Anthony 18
Kelly 8
Sungina 8
Player Mini-Season 4
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Bagu 27
Mike 24
Scott 17
Steven 16
Judy 14
Nicole 14
Papa Kumo 11
Anthony 11
Julius 8
2nd place and this season's eventual point champion, Mike...
3rd place and current Mini-Season 4 leader, Bagu...
4th place, but still (double) #1 in my book, Newlius...
5th place, Chester...
Bubble Boy, Cee Lo...
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| Or is it Cee-Lan? |
This week's video, yet another 3 way all-in...
